Grey Painted Kitchen

It’s difficult to find a grey that is both bright and has a warm feel to it but we feel we’ve found it with this colour. What I would say is that it’s always important to have some test colours made by the company you are using to make your new kitchen. Sample should be of a generous size, say 600 mm * 600 mm and they should always be viewed in the room the kitchen is being fitted in. I say this because lighting plays a big part in how the colour looks in a room and every room is different. Take a colour like Farrow and Ball “Elephants Breath”, this paint can look completely different in various room lighting. When put in a room with limited light and artificial lighting it can have a pink hue to it which can be a disaster and ruin the whole look to your kitchen.

A Grey Painted Kitchen from our “Elijah” range.

There’s a good selection of worktop colours to choose from with a grey painted kitchen. I personally am a big fan of Silestone by Consentino. Bianco Rivers, Lyra, Yukon and Lagoon are all colours we’ve used here at Woodale Designs. While these colours are light in texture and colour they are easy to keep clean, stain resistant (Everything stains but stains are easy to remove) and blend well with a grey paint colour.

Mirror Splashbacks

Some features we think look great with this style kitchen are mirrors for splashbacks and instead of wall tiles we try to add wall panelling in the colour of the kitchen or in a wood that compliments the paint. It can be difficult to find a wall tile to suit most kitchen colours nowadays and wall panelling looks great and is easy to keep clean.

Glass Kitchen Dresser and built in American Fridge

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Cad stands for computer aided design and your kitchen designer should give you a cad drawing in 3d or virtual reality of your new kitchen.

Fully Integrated is the term used for kitchen appliances that a hidden behind kitchen doors in order to give the cabinetry a more streamline look.

Splashbacks is a material that is placed behind the cooking and and sink area of a kitchen. It can be part of the kitchen worktops or in stainless steel or tiled effect.

Upstands are quiet similar to splash backs and are the strip about 100 mm in height and of the same material to the kitchen countertops which run along the back edge in order to protect the walls.

Plinth, kickboard, kickplate is the wood, usually similar to the kitchen colour that run along the bottom of the kitchens base units to hide the leg supports.

Carcass is the actual structure of the kitchen and the cabinets where items are stored. These come in a wide range of finishes, colours and wood varieties.

Built-in appliances the are built into the kitchen units and usually consist of ovens, microwaves, coffee machines and warming drawers.

Built-under is the term used for appliances that go below worktop height such as dishwashers and certain style ovens.

Flatpack is not a word that we like to use but it refers to the furniture having to be assembled by the person and will come in component form for the customer to assemble. Mass produced kitchens are supplied this way.

Cut outs are the areas of the kitchen where the hob and sink will be cut into the worktop surfaces. The kitchen supplier will carry out this unless specialist countertops are being fitted.

Bespoke refers to the kitchen being handmade specifically for the clients home and has no association with mass production. Lots of kitchen companies use this term while only a handful practice it in Ireland.

Inframe kitchen doors are where the door sits flush with a wood surround that is fitted to the kitchen carcass. While some companies use a butt hinge to hang the kitchen door from this frame it is also possible to mount a soft close spring loaded which will give the same inframe look without the appearance of the butt hinge.

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Hand Painted Kitchens – Benefits to the Supplier.

Easy to prepare the kitchen. The kitchen only need to be primed in a colour similar to the finish colour.

Easy to install. Cornice joints can be easily filled and painted. ( This can be easily done with spray painted also)

The client gets to decide on a colour at a later stage if needs be.

Some suppliers buy there doors from manufactures which are prone to cracking on the tenon rail. Hand painting is flexible and can hide this.

Easier to fit inframe doors.

A lot of companies find it difficult to get a perfect spray finish so opt for hand painting.

The responsibility of a flawless finish is that of the hand painter and not the kitchen company.

Easier to transport, less chance of damage with the kitchen being finished in place.

Spray painted Kitchen – Benefit to the client.

Steam resistant from kettles and cooking area when a high quality paint is used.

Easy to clean with just the wipe of a cloth.

Flawless finish when painted correctly – No brush marks from hand painting.

No mess in your home. One the kitchen is fitted and finished that it with no waiting around for painters to finish.

Like hand painted kitchens, spray painted is easy to touch up regardless of what others say the paint does mould and bond to the previous finish.

A spray painted kitchen keeps it colours and tones far longer that a hand painted finish.

Less prone to finger prints and stains.

More affordable to the client.

There are issues with both paint finishes and whether or not a kitchen is spray painted or hand painted they will chip but both can be repaired quiet easily. All kitchen finishes chip and can be damages it just so happens that you can notice it more easily on account of the paint colour. With an oak kitchen is it less noticeable because the tones between the wood and the varnished finish are so similar which basically means it’s invisible to the eye.

It is easy to give a spray painted kitchen more character by using oak or ash as you wood rather than poplar – Poplar has little or no grain. Using either wood you get a more traditional look adding character to the kitchen. Good luck deciding on which finish you want for your new kitchen.

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I take the same approach when it comes to kitchens here at Woodale Designs. Years ago as a teenager I would look at what I thought were really beautiful kitchens and that I would never be able to make but by watching people I admired in the industry I learned that it was pretty easy and by continuing to do this I think it helps us in both our design and manufacture.

Here are a few stairs I’ve seen. Some are a bit on the crazy side, other with unique storage and then just beautiful stairs.

A stair for the kid to play on!

American style stairs

Curved Stairs with bookcases

A Grand Stairs indeed

Floating Spiral Stairs

Custom Stairs with metal railing

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The above images show you how to layout all the necessary pointed allowing the installation of your new kitchen to run smoothly.

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There’s the other argument. How can prices be compared properly if the potential client is going from showroom to showroom getting quotes on A kitchen. Not every design is the same. One designer may have more drawer pack, doors and a more elaborate design to the previous. This leaves it impossible to compare prices. In order to compare like with like you need a design and also choose a style / finish.

This Free Kitchen design software allows you to create a room and add your own tastes through a system called drag and drop. You basically click on the unit and slide it into position. It’s pretty simple to use and will allow you to get kitchen prices online or by visiting showrooms.

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Stoney Ground Farrow and Ball

The colour of this kitchen was decided on quickly then came the decision on the island – Painted or a wood finish. Walnut seemed to be a simple choice. We went with walnut in the island and then decided that the kitchen needed some injection of wood to carry the theme throughout. We added walnut sheeted backs to to the dresser area and pull out walnut spice racks either side of the hob area.

This kitchen will be featured in Irish Kitchens magazine on January 27th. It’s a design we are pretty proud of and wanted to share.

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With the click of a button the SmarTable is activated and a refridgerated plateau appears from the center of your table top with fresh food and cool drinks at the touch of your finger. The remote controlled unit can be raised to your required height and also has adjustable shelving to suit different products. The table top comes in 14 different finishes, from granite to coloured glass and even wood.

While I can’t see this product being used in Kitchens at this time, I think it is an excellent idea for a restaurant, boardroom or airport. Gorenje also mentioned that this cylinder shaped refridgerator can be purchased without the table so maybe we will see it in some exciting design features in the future…

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